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When I'm extremely stressed by work I:
By Ramona Ali - featured on Aug 20, 2007
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Would you describe your profession as "posh"?
By Rad Graban (X) - featured on Aug 19, 2007
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As a freelancer, what's the longest you've been out of work?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 17, 2007
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What's the minimum Blue Board rating you accept without considering an outsourcer risky?
By Csaba Ban - featured on Aug 16, 2007
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What gives you the greatest "high" as a translator?
By John Cutler - featured on Aug 15, 2007
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Which of the following computer know-how is essential for a freelancer?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 14, 2007
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If you could, who would you like to have lunch with?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 13, 2007
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Do you update the availability calendar in your profile?
By humbird - featured on Aug 11, 2007
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Which internet browser do you use most often?
By Hester Eymers - featured on Aug 10, 2007
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Have you heard about the idea of celebrating Translator's Day with worldwide powwows?
By Fabio Descalzi - featured on Aug 9, 2007
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Have you ever complained to a client about the quality of a source text?
By Mark Nathan - featured on Aug 8, 2007
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When working at home, how do you handle your non-work-related calls?
By Elena Carbonell - featured on Aug 7, 2007
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The last time I did no work-related activity was:
By anonymous - featured on Aug 6, 2007
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Do you follow a routine to prepare yourself to translate?
By Manuel Martín-Iguacel - featured on Aug 4, 2007
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Which antivirus software do you find best?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 3, 2007
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In the last 6 months I've been up *all* night translating:
By anonymous - featured on Aug 2, 2007
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My lowest threshold to consider a 'fuzzy match' is:
By R. Alex Jenkins - featured on Aug 1, 2007
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My KudoZ answering activity is:
By Ryan Saxon Montcalm - featured on Jul 31, 2007
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Are you more of a team player or an individualist?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 30, 2007
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When asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement:
By María Teresa Jones Acebal - featured on Jul 28, 2007
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When you check the quick poll you:
By Pundora - featured on Jul 27, 2007
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Do you charge extra for DTP services?
By Elisabete Cunha - featured on Jul 26, 2007
I don't do DTP 45.5%
It depends on the job 19.9%
What's DTP? 19.1%
Yes, I have specific rates 10.1%
No, I do it for free 3.7%
Other - N/A 1.7%
1163 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If I got better paying clients I would:
By anonymous - featured on Jul 25, 2007
Work as much & raise my income 69.2%
Work less & maintain my income 24.8%
Other 4.3%
N/A 1.7%
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Do you charge per word in the source or in the target document?
By José Salkeld - featured on Jul 24, 2007
Source 60.7%
Depends on project 13.1%
Depends on client 11.6%
Target 8.8%
I don't charge per word 4.7%
Other - N/A 1.1%
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Have you ever delivered a translation you knew was not good enough?
By Jon O (X) - featured on Jul 23, 2007
Yes, a few times 40.0%
No, never 35.9%
Yes, but only once 16.3%
Other - N/A 4.9%
Yes, many times 2.9%
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Have you ever missed the chance to work on a project due to a delay in receiving a previous one?
By Manuel Martín-Iguacel - featured on Jul 21, 2007
No, never 44.2%
Yes, a few times 38.9%
Yes, once 7.9%
Other - N/A 6.1%
Yes, all the time! 3.0%
1037 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When reading for pleasure outside my native language (s), I prefer to read:
By Ryan Saxon Montcalm - featured on Jul 20, 2007
Many of the above 39.0%
Other 17.9%
Mystery 12.1%
Romance 7.6%
Comedy 5.1%
How-to books 3.9%
I don't read for pleasure 3.5%
Biography 3.4%
Essay 3.3%
Erotic literature 1.7%
N/A 1.4%
Literary criticism 0.7%
Poetry 0.5%
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Which CAT tool do you use most?
By Spiros Konstantogiannis - featured on Jul 19, 2007
SDL Trados 46.2%
I don't use any. 22.3%
Wordfast 16.5%
Déjà Vu (DVX) 4.7%
SDLX 2.5%
Other 2.1%
STAR Transit 1.8%
OmegaT 1.1%
N/A 0.9%
MemoQ 0.9%
MetaTexis 0.8%
WordFisher 0.1%
AidTransStudio 0.1%
Lingotek 0.0%
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How often do you leave the house?
By peiling - featured on Jul 18, 2007
Every day 60.9%
About every other day 23.3%
When I run out of groceries 6.6%
Once a week 5.0%
Other (please share!) 2.6%
Last Christmas 0.9%
N/A 0.6%
1331 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When you proofread your work you:
By Roberto Rey - featured on Jul 16, 2007
Read silently from the screen 44.3%
A combination of the above 26.8%
Read silently from the printed doc. 14.6%
Read out loud from the screen 8.4%
Read out loud from the printed doc. 2.7%
I never proofread 1.6%
Other - N/A 1.2%
What is proofreading? 0.3%
1274 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My ambition is to translate...
By Colin Ryan (X) - featured on Jul 16, 2007
Work of literature 31.8%
Subtitles for a major film 16.4%
Other (please share) 15.9%
Top-secret espionage documents 11.4%
N/A 10.0%
International treaty 8.0%
Comics 3.9%
TRADOS manual 2.7%
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What would you suggest charging for repeats / 100% matches?
By Vito Smolej - featured on Jul 14, 2007
No way Jose, no discount 25.3%
11 - 25 % 18.7%
I am flexible 18.0%
26 - 50 % 16.8%
0 - 10% 7.5%
>50 % 7.4%
Other- N/A 6.2%
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How did you learn to use the CAT tool program you work with?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 13, 2007
Self-taught 41.0%
Combination of the above 19.8%
I don't use any 18.9%
Manuals 8.0%
Fellow translator 5.6%
Courses 4.4%
Other - N/A 2.2%
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What did you do yesterday when there was no Quick Poll?
By Colin Ryan (X) - featured on Jul 12, 2007
I didn't notice 42.4%
I hoped it would come back 27.9%
I worked 11.0%
Other 7.0%
Some of the above 3.8%
N/A 3.2%
I screamed 1.9%
I cried 1.7%
I posted in the forum 0.9%
I suggested a poll 0.3%
1186 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long do you keep your finished and already delivered translations?
By Heloisa Ferreira - featured on Jul 11, 2007
I don't delete them 87.2%
One year 4.3%
Other 3.7%
Six months 2.0%
A month 1.2%
N/A 0.9%
A week 0.7%
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My proudest achievement so far has to do with my:
By anonymous - featured on Jul 9, 2007
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If my computer started acting funny I'd:
By georgina singh - featured on Jul 8, 2007
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What's the maximum number of words you have translated for a given job?
By Timothy Barton - featured on Jul 6, 2007
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Do you use Bluetooth technology in your work?
By Marion Schimmelpfennig - featured on Jul 5, 2007
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Do you experience family problems because you are too busy with your job?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 4, 2007
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How many times is your translation re-read before being delivered?
By Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) - featured on Jul 3, 2007
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A film made about your life would be a:
By anonymous - featured on Jul 2, 2007
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How do you feel while translating?
By Seamus Moran - featured on Jun 30, 2007
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On average, how many hours per week do you dedicate to the study of foreign languages?
By Enrique Cavalitto - featured on Jun 29, 2007
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How often do you back up your work and TMs?
By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Jun 28, 2007
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What is your immediate emotion on delivering a fairly large job?
By Ramona Ali - featured on Jun 27, 2007
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Your translation experience is close to:
By Mikael Adolfsson - featured on Jun 26, 2007
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When I retire I want to spend the rest of my life:
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Jun 25, 2007
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How far in advance can you plan your work availability?
By ilker ingiz - featured on Jun 24, 2007
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You find a source text "difficult" when:
By MariusV - featured on Jun 22, 2007
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5840 polls, displaying 5201 through 5250